Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course Saturday and announced he will not attend a slain cop’s funeral after the officer's family told him to stay away.

Brandon Johnson: From church youth group leader to teacher on a path ‘to do better for others’ The middle child in a family of 10 children, Johnson grew up in a three-bedroom Elgin home with ...

Brandon Johnson backs away from plans to attend slain Officer Enrique Martinez, bowing to family's wishes The mayor previously hadsaid he’d go to the slain cop’s family’s despite Martinez ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday -- honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service.

Johnson’s returns show that his family brought in just over $176,000 in wages in 2023, his first year as mayor of Chicago. His annual salary was $216,210 that year, and he began his term mid-May.

A few times each month, for the past four years, Brandon Johnson has made a 25-minute trip downtown to attend Cook County Board of Commissioners meetings — and today is his final one.The next ...

But the Johnson family was uneasy with some of the church’s visions and left the church to begin their own ... Brandon Johnson, center, who was then a Chicago Teachers Union organizer, ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service. Johnson ...

Brandon Johnson was sworn in as mayor of the nation's third-largest city Monday at a ceremony attended by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin. Johnson, 47, a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is not wanted at CPD officer's funeral, officers and friends say 02:34. ... and honored those family wishes. Mayor Johnson did not," Catanzara said of Huesca's funeral.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to attend Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez's funeral despite the family not wanting him there. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here .